06 February,2021 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Sukanya Datta
Ghost chilli
Mike Jack, a Canadian record-holder in eating chillies, set a new Guinness World Record by devouring three Carolina Reaper chillies - the hottest chilli in the world according to Guinness - in less than 10 seconds. Inspired by him, we looked around to find the spiciest dishes on the city's food map, in case Jack's record has your taste buds tingling.
Mike Jack attempts to eat Carolina Reapers. Pic/Guinness World Record
For dumpling lovers
Ghost chilli, shares Keenan Tham, founder of Pebble Street Hospitality, has a Scoville unit (that indicates hotness) of about 10,00,000. He urges us to try the ghost chilli dumplings at his restaurant Foo.
At: Foo Town and Lower Parel
Cost: Rs 360 plus taxes for veg; Rs 410 plus taxes for non-veg
Assamese zing
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Call: 9833998240
Cost: Rs 450
Guntur calling
At: Thangabali Mahim
Log on to: Swiggy or Zomato
Cost: Rs 290
Dynamite kick
A signature dish that's inherently piquant is the lobster dynamite, claims Amol Phute, chef de cuisine at Bastian. "It's an open-faced, Western-style sushi with butter-poached lobster and our dynamite sauce that contains ghost chillies," says Phute.
At: Bastian, Bandra and Worli
Call: 8419966853
Cost: Rs 1,250 plus taxes
Can you wing it?
At: Any outpost of Social
Cost: Rs 280 onwards
Thecha and cheese sandwich
Log on to: Swiggy or Zomato
Cost: Rs 145 for both
Ingredients
>> 100g onions
>> 100g tomatoes
>> 100g capsicum >> 100g spicy red thecha (made by hand-pounding Kolhapuri red chillies, garlic, oil, mustard seeds, asafoetida and salt)
>> 100g green chutney
>> A pinch of sandwich masala £Grated cheddar to garnish
Method
Mix the finely chopped tomatoes, onions and capsicum with the red thecha and sandwich masala. Apply the green chutney on the bread slices. Fill in the mixed ingredients between the slices of bread. Add the grated cheddar cheese and grill the sandwich well. Serve with green chutney and thecha on the side for some added kick.